Chasing Fintry

chapter 27- Call button

It had now been three weeks since the accident. I still hadn't left the hospital, I used the shower is Elliot's room my showers had been cut down to barely long enough to wash my body and hair. I always waited until it would take like a minute to dry my hair. Karen got the board to decide that I could take online courses for now. Elliot was fed by a tube. He breathed through a tube. A machine did everything for him. The man driving the jeep was in jail. When he came to tell us sorry I couldn't look at him, to much a reminder of what I might lose because he was texting. Texting and driving. The text that was oh so important was a text to his mistress, saying he would be there soon. It killed me how messed up us as humans are.

Wyatt was released and he stayed here with me, he wanted to make sure Chance or Carter didn't stop by, some how word had gotten around about our accident. Everyone sent flowers and cards to Elliot. I tried to take about four pictures a day. I even got fairy lights to go above them, it was cute if I say so my self. I wasn't even living at this point nothing felt right, I carried around the blame for what had happened. Wyatt saw how much this was killing me and wanted to help, but I was shutting everyone out. I was pulled out of my thoughts by a doctor entering the room. "How is he? Is he gonna wake up soon." The doctor sighed. "His vitals are well yes, but him waking up soon is unknown. If he doesn't wake up in he next few months, we have to take him off life support." I shook my head "You can't do that." I whispered, my emotions mixing up, shock, anger, sadness, hope. "Actually yes we can, his grand parents signed a paper, they don't want him suffering and neither should you." I nodded and he left. I sat on the edge of the bed. "Baby please wake up, please." I wasn't even going to stop the tears this time. I rested my head on his shoulder and cried. It wasn't fair we had plans he can't give up. "Brooke needs you, your grandparents need you, Wyatt and Ashton need you, baby I need you. Stay." I said once my tears had ceased."Oh baby why'd you leave me." I whispered. I heard a knock before Wyatt came in. "What happened." He said setting the food on the counter and coming over to me.

"The doctor came in and basically told me he has three months, then they pull the plug." He looked at Elliot then back at me. "He will wake up. OK? He wouldn't leave you and Brooke. You girls are his world, you didn't see him when you left him at the beach he wouldn't even look at another girl, then you end up running into one another and you have a boyfriend, he was going to get you back no matter what it took I believe were his exact words. He won't leave after putting in so much time and effort into getting you." I nodded and Wyatt hugged me tightly. We pulled apart a few minutes later and I walked to the food. I grabbed a slice of pizza and a strawberry milkshake. We ate in silence, nobody knew what to say to me anymore everyone looked at me with pity and walked on eggshells when they even bothered to talk to me. However the only person who still talked to me was Carter he texted me acting like it was no big deal and tried to hit on me, I was honestly to tired to deal with him everytime so I deleted the messages. "Babe I'm going to meet my family they are in town and they want to go eat and hang out." I nodded. "Be safe." I said hugging him. He nodded then walked out. I pulled out my laptop and got on spotify. I turned on Makin' this boy go crazy by the gorgeous Dylan Scott. I hummed as I worked on my work. It had been about half an hour since Wyatt had left when I heard a knock on the door. "Back so soon? I thought it was your family that you haven't seen in forever." I said turning around. I felt my laptop fall onto the cot when I saw it was Carter.

I stood up and backed away from him. "Aw Fin your poor boy toy is almost dead. See what you do to people. He probably tried to get hit on purpose to get away from you." I shook my head. "He loves me." I whispered. Carter laughed. "Don't be so stupid, nobody loves you, well I mean besides me. Face it your a basket case." I felt tears pricking my eyes. I wanted to run out, but I was scared of what he would do to Elliot. "Please just go." I said my voice was becoming so broken I could barely understand it. He walked right in front of me and moved a piece of hair behind my ear. I flinched and backed up. I was right at the side table and Elliot's bed I couldn't go anywhere. I saw him look me up and down. He ran his hand down my arm. "Don't touch me." I said my voice coming out cold and flat. He roughly pulled me closer to him. "I will scream." I threatened. I saw him reach in his waist band, I saw a barrel of a gun. I shook my head. "Scream, run or try anything lover boy gets it." I nodded and looked down at Elliot. "What if a nurse or doctor comes in?" I asked trying to stall. "Then I'll hide the gun and say I was saying hi." He whispered in my ear. I reached behind me as secretly as I could. I felt around for the remote. Before I could press the call button. Carter grabbed my arms and wrapped them around his neck.